Lautoka weather in May

In May, Lautoka sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 86 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lautoka's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lautoka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:31 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Lautoka is city in Ba Province, Fiji.

Density
3,281/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lautoka reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12825
22825
32725
42725
52725
62724
72724
82724
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312724

How May really feels in Lautoka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lautoka weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°29122.512.94.2
Feb28° / 26°2682112.64.0
Mar28° / 26°25522.512.14.2
Apr28° / 25°16515.111.65.4
May27° / 24°868.211.26.8
Jun26° / 23°696.5117.3
Jul26° / 22°435.211.17.7
Aug26° / 22°727.111.47.5
Sep26° / 23°698.611.97.0
Oct27° / 23°10713.112.46.2
Nov27° / 24°12014.812.85.7
Dec28° / 25°17819.3134.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45446
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105644
115545
125644
135644
145644
155644
165545
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185644
195644
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225545
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265545
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315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lautoka gets around 86 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
241
340
439
538
636
735
833
932
1031
1129
1228
1327
1426
1525
1625
1724
1823
1923
2022
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2922
3022
3123

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1420706
2421696
3422695
4523675
5524665
6526645
7527644
8628624
9629614
10630604
11731584
12733573
13734563
14836533
15837523
16838522
17939502
18939492
19940492
201040481
211041481
221041481
231141481
241141481
251140480
261140490
271139490
281138510
291237510
301236520
311236520

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:266:49
211.47:276:48
311.37:276:47
411.37:276:47
511.37:276:46
611.37:286:46
711.37:286:45
811.37:286:45
911.37:296:44
1011.27:296:44
1111.27:296:44
1211.27:306:43
1311.27:306:43
1411.27:306:42
1511.27:316:42
1611.27:316:42
1711.27:326:41
1811.27:326:41
1911.17:326:41
2011.17:336:41
2111.17:336:40
2211.17:336:40
2311.17:346:40
2411.17:346:40
2511.17:346:39
2611.17:356:39
2711.17:356:39
2811.17:366:39
2911.07:366:39
3011.07:366:39
3111.07:376:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lautoka

In seasonPeak

None of Lautoka's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lautoka sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Lautoka's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Lautoka?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lautoka for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lautoka in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Lautoka sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Lautoka in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lautoka in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lautoka peaks around February 12 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 17Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lautoka?

Lautoka sits at 17.6°S, 177.5°E, 47 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Nadi, 21 km away.

NadiSigatokaLamiSuvaNasinuLevukaLabasa

Topography around Lautoka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lautoka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lautoka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Lautoka is covered by grassland (26%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
1,179 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Nadi 21 km · Sigatoka 59 km · Lami 115 km · Suva 118 km · Nasinu 123 km · Levuka 204 km · Labasa 242 km · Mata-Utu 836 km

Fiji travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,642
2025
Safe drinking water
42%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 45%Hindu 28%other Christian 10%Roman Catholic 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lautoka (-17.6169°, 177.4505°, elevation 47 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).